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Bre Criminal Law

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what are the three overall elements of a crime? Actus Reus, Mens Rea, and Concurrence
what acts qualify as a criminal act? Voluntary
What two requirements qualify as a criminal act? Bodily Movement Free Will
What is Corpus Delicti? Properly applies to the elements of criminal conduct.
What is Mens Rea? The "state of mind" The prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, criminal intent from an evil mind:mental element in crime: including purpose, knowledge, recklessness and negligence.
Actus Reus means? The criminal act or the physical element in criminal liability
What does it mean to manifest criminality? that intentions have to turn into criminal deeds to be punishable.
True of False: There are Two types of criminal omissions? True
True or false: Failure to report is one type of omission? True
What does Actual possession mean? physical possession, on the posessor's person.
What is constructive possession? Legal possession or custody of an item or substance.
Knowing Possession means? awareness of physical possession.
True or false: Mere possession is the same as physical possession? True
True or False: Bad result crimes are not serious crimes? False
Bad result crimes include what? Causing criminal harm in addition to the conduct itself.
True or false: Motive is the reason why a defendant commits a crime? True
True or false: All crimes (except liability crimes) require concurrence? True
In order to prove causation, the prosecutor must prove factual causation and _____? Proximate causation
What is the principle of causation? applies only to crimes of criminal conduct causing.
True Or false: If harm is accidental enough or far enough removed from a defendants act, there is not proximate cause? true
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